100,000+ People Take Before Amen Prayer Challenge

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 100,000 people have signed up to take the Before Amen Prayer Challenge since its launch in September this year. Created by pastor and best-selling author Max Lucado, the Before Amen Prayer Challenge is simple: pray four minutes every day, for four weeks. Each person who signs up online for the Before Amen Prayer Challenge receives a free e-book, Pocket Prayers: 40 Simple Prayers That Bring Peace and Rest by Max Lucado and his daughter Andrea Lucado.

In the challenge, Lucado suggests anyone struggling to pray daily should use his "Pocket Prayer," as outlined in his best-selling book Before Amen: The Power of A Simple Prayer (Thomas Nelson, October 2014):

Father,

                You are good.

                                I need help.

                                                They need help.

                                                                Thank you.

                                                                                In Jesus' name, amen.

Max Lucado's long-term publisher Thomas Nelson has teamed up with the popular inspirational website FaithGateway.com to host the Before Amen Prayer Challenge at http://www.faithgateway.com/prayer-challenge-before-amen/, and the response has been incredible. "Prayer can be intimidating and often overwhelming," says David Moberg, Senior VP and Group Publisher, HarperCollins Christian Publishing. "Max Lucado reminds us that prayer was never meant to be complicated and even a few minutes in prayer are powerful."

Says Lucado: "Talking with God doesn't have to be complicated or complex. The power isn't in the words we pray, but in the One who hears them. Four minutes a day for four weeks will leave you forever changed."

In addition to the hardcover book from Thomas Nelson, Integrity Music has released Before Amen: A Worship Collection, as a musical companion album featuring 13 worship tracks from artists such as Michael W. Smith, Darlene Zschech, Paul Baloche, All Sons & Daughters and Planetshakers. Lucado himself is featured on two spoken word tracks.

Max Lucado is the leading inspirational author in the United States. His writings have been shaped into bestselling books, videos, devotionals, songs, greeting cards, booklets, Bible studies, commentaries and theatrically-released movies. More than 120 million Lucado products have been printed in 54 languages, including 92 million books to date. According to a LifeWay national survey, 1 in 6 Americans are familiar with Max Lucado and 1 in 7 Americans have read a Lucado book. Lucado has been featured on countless national media outlets including The TODAY Show, Good Morning America, Huckabee, and Fox & Friends. Max and his wife of more than 30 years, Denalyn, call San Antonio, Texas, home. Max has served the people of Oak Hills Church for 25 years. http://www.maxlucado.com

Thomas Nelson publishers is a world-leading provider of Christian content and has been providing readers with quality inspirational product for more than 200 years. As part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing Inc., the publishing group provides multiple formats of award-winning Bibles, books, gift books, cookbooks, curriculum and digital content, with distribution of its products in more than 100 countries. Thomas Nelson, is headquartered in Nashville, TN. For additional information visit www.thomasnelson.com.

Before Amen 
The Power of A Simple Prayer 
By Max Lucado 
ISBN: 978-0-8499-4848-0             Price: $19.99              Page Count: 192        Trim: 5.5" x 8.375"    Hardcover, Dust Jacket 
Category: Religion/Christian Life General 
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SOURCE Thomas Nelson

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